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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 歇后语
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 歇后语 | xiē hòu yǔ | - anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 62,606 | 66,786 | 35,740 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 歇 | xiē | - to rest - to take a break - to stop - to halt - (dialect) to sleep - a moment - a short while |
| 后 | hòu | - surname Hou |
| 后 | hòu | - empress - queen - (archaic) monarch - ruler |
| 后 | hòu | - back - behind - rear - afterwards - after - later - post- |
| 语 | yǔ | - dialect - language - speech |
| 语 | yù | - (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know |
Other Words Containing 歇后语
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 歇后语 | - | - | 62,606 | 66,786 | 35,740 |